Well you probably aren't to far off regarding the fact they seem to be hurting more than doing good. They had no plans, they had 7 years of Turing down everything with nothing to replace it and now, here's the kicker, the president with no plans is probably getting his current ideas straight from the Russian overlord himself. (Allegedly) winkface

They simply have to impose doubt onto the situation and the rest takes care of itself. I don't believe the Russian people really have any control over what the leadership decides in the end and we are all in this together no matter what nationality. This isn't a Soviet thing, it's a Putin thing...